(509) 996-2148, www.methow.com/huts. five huts are located within north central washington’s okanogan national forest. mountain biking trails link them, and the distance between huts averages about five miles.

the san juan hut system
(970) 626-3033, www.sanjuanhuts.com. same idea, but more rugged and self-sufficient. more than 200 miles in all, the route travels over colorado’s san juan mountains, across the uncompahgre plateau, and down to fat-tire mecca in moab, utah. the six huts along the route are set roughly 30 miles apart.